PSTokenType Enum

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Management.Automation
Assembly:
System.Management.Automation.dll
Package:
Microsoft.PowerShell.5.1.ReferenceAssemblies v1.0.0
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.0.13
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.1.7
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.2.12
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.3.5
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.4.0
Package:
Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.1.0
Package:
Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.2.0

PowerShell token types.

public enum class PSTokenType
public enum PSTokenType
type PSTokenType = 
Public Enum PSTokenType
Inheritance
Enum
PSTokenType

Fields

Name Value Description
Unknown 0

Unknown token.
Command 1

Command.
CommandParameter 2

Command Parameter.

For example, '-name' in

get-process -name foo
CommandArgument 3

Command Argument.

For example, 'foo' in

get-process -name foo
Number 4

Number.

For example, 12 in

$a=12
String 5

String.

For example, "12" in

$a="12"
Variable 6

Variable.
Member 7

Property name or method name.

For example, Name in

$a.Name
LoopLabel 8

Loop label.
Attribute 9

Attributes.

For example, Mandatory in

param([Mandatory] $a)
Type 10

Types.

For example, [string] in

$a = [string] 12
Operator 11

Operators.

For example, + in

$a = 1 + 2
GroupStart 12

Group Starter.

For example, { in 

if ($a -gt 4)
{
    $a++;
}

GroupEnd 13

Group Ender.

For example, } in 

if ($a -gt 4)
{
    $a++;
}

Keyword 14

Keyword.

For example, if in 

if ($a -gt 4)
{
    $a++;
}

Comment 15

Comment.

For example, #here in 

#here
if ($a -gt 4)
{
    $a++;
}

StatementSeparator 16

Statement separator. This is ';'

For example, ; in 

#here
if ($a -gt 4)
{
    $a++;
}

NewLine 17

New line. This is '\n'

For example, \n in 

#here
if ($a -gt 4)
{
    $a++;
}

LineContinuation 18

Line continuation.

For example, ` in 

get-command -name `
foo

Position 19

Position token.

Position tokens are bogus tokens generated for identifying a location in the script.

Applies to